Liverpool are reported to have joined the queue of clubs contemplating a bid for Stoke City star Xherdan Shaqiri.

Shaqiri will leave the bet365 Stadium this summer as suitors consider meeting a £13.5m release clause following relegation to the Championship.

That price makes the 26-year-old, who is currently preparing for the World Cup with Switzerland, an attractive proposition to clubs in the Premier League. He has mostly played on the right for Stoke but has often found his best form in the middle, playing in a number 10 role.

Switzerland's midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri vies with Spain's midfielder David Silva during a World Cup warm-up game in Villareal. (Image: JOSE JORDAN/AFP/Getty Images)